Post by Garnet Red 59 on Apr 6, 2012 22:57:11 GMT -5
Here is my first car that I sold after high school, but was able to get it back 8-years later, a 1959 bug that my dad gave me. It was yellow outside with the original color inside (Garnet Red) . I drove it when I was in high school.
I did not have much money to redo it when I was in high school. It was mostly original except for the deck lid, someone along the way put a convertible 59 deck lid on it, it had a 36-hp, 6-volt, original tore up headliner, flowery hippie carpet. I found the the original rubber mat's on the floor & the tunnel when I tore out the hippie carpet, vinyl seats, no radio.
Before I sold it I had it repainted burgundy (this is still the same color and paint on it now that you see in the picture), bought all new rubber seals & installed them, installed a rebuilt 40-hp, converted it to 12-volts, removed the body moldings, plugged the holes to go with euro bumpers, went wit cal style rubber on windows, had all the interior done in grey velor, went with the chrome smoothie wheels & Porsche hubcaps, lowered the front, added a stainless fire wall. Then it sat in the garage, I would drive it on the weekends, then decided to sell it. Even though I sold the car I kept most of the original parts I took off, like the 36-hp motor, the stock wheels, all 4 original door panels (in good condition), etc.
Later in life I wanted the car back. The years went by & I bought and sold a bunch of other VW's. Then one day I thought about my first car & that I should have kept it. So I started looking for it. Then one day I was in my back yard & heard the sound of a VW driving by so I looked over the fence & it was my first car. So my first car would drive by my house almost every day about the same time. One day I went to look at a 59 bug for my younger brother which was the same year as my car & started talking to the guy that was selling the car about me looking for my car & he said that the guy that owns it works for Pizza place on a certain street. So one day when I was home my car drove by & I decided to go down to the pizza place to see if it was there & there it was sitting in the parking lot. So I went inside & talked to the guy about selling it to me & he said he would sell it, but he had to get another car first. So the process took a while, but I finally was able to buy it back. The guy I got it back from bought it from the girl I sold it to. The car had black CA plates when I sold it, now it has white CA ugly plates, but O well at least I got the car back. I have never wanted to buy any of my cars back that I have sold except for this car.
So now I have had the car for a few years. Looking for the original parts to put it back to the original look (with Aarons help as my guide). I am going to put back the body moldings, the American style bumpers, moldings on the window seals, 36- HP motor, original interior with the original door panels that I still have, etc.
Here is a current picture of my 59 as it looks now.
I did not have much money to redo it when I was in high school. It was mostly original except for the deck lid, someone along the way put a convertible 59 deck lid on it, it had a 36-hp, 6-volt, original tore up headliner, flowery hippie carpet. I found the the original rubber mat's on the floor & the tunnel when I tore out the hippie carpet, vinyl seats, no radio.
Before I sold it I had it repainted burgundy (this is still the same color and paint on it now that you see in the picture), bought all new rubber seals & installed them, installed a rebuilt 40-hp, converted it to 12-volts, removed the body moldings, plugged the holes to go with euro bumpers, went wit cal style rubber on windows, had all the interior done in grey velor, went with the chrome smoothie wheels & Porsche hubcaps, lowered the front, added a stainless fire wall. Then it sat in the garage, I would drive it on the weekends, then decided to sell it. Even though I sold the car I kept most of the original parts I took off, like the 36-hp motor, the stock wheels, all 4 original door panels (in good condition), etc.
Later in life I wanted the car back. The years went by & I bought and sold a bunch of other VW's. Then one day I thought about my first car & that I should have kept it. So I started looking for it. Then one day I was in my back yard & heard the sound of a VW driving by so I looked over the fence & it was my first car. So my first car would drive by my house almost every day about the same time. One day I went to look at a 59 bug for my younger brother which was the same year as my car & started talking to the guy that was selling the car about me looking for my car & he said that the guy that owns it works for Pizza place on a certain street. So one day when I was home my car drove by & I decided to go down to the pizza place to see if it was there & there it was sitting in the parking lot. So I went inside & talked to the guy about selling it to me & he said he would sell it, but he had to get another car first. So the process took a while, but I finally was able to buy it back. The guy I got it back from bought it from the girl I sold it to. The car had black CA plates when I sold it, now it has white CA ugly plates, but O well at least I got the car back. I have never wanted to buy any of my cars back that I have sold except for this car.
So now I have had the car for a few years. Looking for the original parts to put it back to the original look (with Aarons help as my guide). I am going to put back the body moldings, the American style bumpers, moldings on the window seals, 36- HP motor, original interior with the original door panels that I still have, etc.
Here is a current picture of my 59 as it looks now.
